Smith County received the 2024 Safety Award from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool.
This is a county-wide award and a significant achievement that reflects the collective efforts of all departments and offices across the county. Smith County has received this award for several years.
Kenny Lemons, who is a retired sheriff and serves as a law enforcement consultant for TAC’s Risk Management Pool, presented the award to the Commissioners Court on Tuesday, May 6.
The award “is an example to each and every one of you, the dedication it takes to get it,” Lemons said, adding that only 10 percent of the more than 200 entities the TAC Risk Management Pool serves earn it.
“What that simply means is Smith County and the leaders of Smith County have dedicated their attention to safety. Not only to the safety of the most valuable asset this county has, which is the employees, but also the assets that are entrusted in their care by the citizens who put them in office.”
“Congratulations to a job well done to Smith County and the folks that are in this room and that are also out on the road working, that earned this award,” he said.
The courtesy photo attached shows Smith County employees with the Commissioners Court Tuesday, accepting the award from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
